Items with tag “Bruce Brenn”

November 04, 2009, 5:57PM

As a boy of 14, Bruce Brenn joined three other young Westerners in Tokyo to help Japan's then crown prince practice English conversation. Imperial Household Agency officials hovered as Elizabeth Vining, the legendary royal tutor, presided at her residence during the informal gatherings. Emperor Hirohito's son, Akihito, was reserved during those post World War II sessions, recalls Brenn, whose... Full story »